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07-20-2009, 11:52 AM
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Guardian of the Arid Zone
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Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Baja Arizona
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Bummer
FREE LUNCH, Zony?
Whatcha wanna bet you paid dearly for that lunch somehow, someway?
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 Hmmm...
Something tells me I'd better not bet a FREE LUNCH!  |
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07-20-2009, 11:57 AM
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1st Amendment, RIP!
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Tucson
20,866 posts, read 12,381,766 times
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ZonyPony
Hmmm...
Something tells me I'd better not bet a FREE LUNCH! |
No, dearest. That's the most expensive lunch in your life!  |
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07-20-2009, 05:59 PM
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Senior Member
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Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: West side
120 posts, read 49,357 times
Reputation: 51
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My bills for June 2009
850 sf / 2 BA / 1 Bath brick house, single level
Electric: 150 (a/c) during the day set to 85, evenings 79
Gas: 40
Water/Trash: 50
Cable Internet w Basic cable tv: 50
Plus:
T-Mobile: 100 (family plan, 2 lines, 800 minutes)
Car insurance: 120 (2 pickups)
550 +- bucks just for basic crap, not exactly a free ride.
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07-20-2009, 06:12 PM
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1st Amendment, RIP!
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Tucson
20,866 posts, read 12,381,766 times
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Tornado of Souls
I pay about $150/month in electric for a 1 bedroom. I run the AC all day, set at 78F.
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The insulation matters, but definitely so does the usage... I've never paid more than $60-70 for a 1BR apt and the rates haven't changed since then. However, the AC was off all day and the thermostat was at about 78-80 when I was there. The place cooled down really fast, so I didn't see a point of keeping the AC on all day as I like fresh air. Actually, most of the time I had a window open while running it and still don't recall paying more. In other words, mileage can vary widely. |
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07-21-2009, 05:20 PM
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Member
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Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Tucson, AZ
61 posts, read 25,380 times
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A beautiful thing about Tucson is that I've never had to turn on my heat in the winter. Not once. In fact, the city has taken my gas meter away! My electric bill goes WAY down once I stop using the AC.
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07-21-2009, 05:35 PM
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1st Amendment, RIP!
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Tucson
20,866 posts, read 12,381,766 times
Reputation: 7002
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Originally Posted by M.A.
A beautiful thing about Tucson is that I've never had to turn on my heat in the winter. Not once. In fact, the city has taken my gas meter away! My electric bill goes WAY down once I stop using the AC.
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Well, potential new Tucsonans, for the record, not everybody is a penguin like M.A.! |
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07-21-2009, 05:46 PM
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Guardian of the Arid Zone
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Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Baja Arizona
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Originally Posted by sierraAZ
Well, potential new Tucsonans, for the record, not everybody is a penguin like M.A.! |
This dude could live in a cave, to be sure! |
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07-21-2009, 05:52 PM
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Member
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Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Tucson, AZ
61 posts, read 25,380 times
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I'm a dudette!
My townhome doesn't get that cold in the winter. I will admit that I have one of those little space heaters that I have used on the coldest days.
But even if you do use the heat, you will never pay as much as people who need their heating oil tanks filled in the winter.
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07-21-2009, 05:56 PM
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1st Amendment, RIP!
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Tucson
20,866 posts, read 12,381,766 times
Reputation: 7002
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Quote:
Originally Posted by M.A.
But even if you do use the heat, you will never pay as much as people who need their heating oil tanks filled in the winter.
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Oh, nobody's arguing that. My bills are a little higher in the winter than in summer because I like it warm, but most people are not like me. |
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07-21-2009, 06:00 PM
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I am a conundrum!
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Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Tucson, AZ
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Reputation: 481
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I just got my latest electricity bill. 230 bones! That covers two places of residence though, one of which went almost 2 months between meter reads.
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